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Salah Abdel Fattah Al-Khalidi was born in Jenin on December 1, 1947. He is married and has four sons and five daughters. He completed his primary education at Hattin School in Jenin, his secondary education at the Islamic Scientific Institute in Nablus, and obtained his Al-Azhar secondary certificate from Al-Azhar University in Cairo in 1966. He earned a bachelor's degree in Sharia from Al-Azhar in 1970, a master's degree from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh in 1980, and a doctorate in Tafsir and Quranic Sciences from the same university in 1984. He worked at the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf between 1971 and 1990, serving as a preacher, then as director of Awqaf in Tafila, then as assistant director of Awqaf in Salt for one year. He then taught at the College of Islamic Sciences in Amman, later becoming its dean between 1990 and 1991. He lectured at the College of Da'wah and Fundamentals of Religion between 1991 and 1998, and then at the same college at Al-Balqa Applied University between 1998 and 2008. Finally, he lectured at the World Islamic Sciences and Education University between [years missing in original text]. (2008-2015), then a part-time lecturer at the University of Jordan, Al al-Bayt University and Yarmouk University. He also worked as an imam and preacher for the Abdul Rahman bin Auf Mosque in the city of Sweileh in Jordan between (1982-1994).
Al-Khalidi joined the Muslim Brotherhood in his early youth in Jenin, and was active in planning and implementing its religious, educational, social and political activities. He became one of its well-known advocacy figures and was the first president of the Association for the Preservation of the Holy Quran in Jordan, whose activities expanded until it became responsible for 1,100 centers.
Al-Khalidi attended scholarly gatherings specializing in Quranic sciences, and he has recorded lessons. He devoted a significant portion of his life to writing and authorship, publishing fifty-four books. Their topics included the Holy Quran, the life and thought of Sayyid Qutb, the Palestinian cause, Islamic thought, Islamic propagation, and Islamic history. Among his books are: Sayyid Qutb: The Living Martyr (1981), America from Within Through the Lens of Sayyid Qutb (1985), Corrections in Understanding Some Verses (1987), The Explanation of the Miraculous Nature of the Quran (1989), Constants for the Contemporary Muslim (1991), Quranic Facts About the Palestinian Cause (1993), Sayyid Qutb: From Birth to Martyrdom (2nd ed., 1994), The Rightly Guided Caliphs: Between Succession and Martyrdom - Scenes and Snapshots from the Most Authentic Narrations - Lessons and Sermons (1995), Interpretation and Exegesis in the Quran (1996), The Jewish Personality Through the Quran: History, Characteristics, and Destiny (1998), and Quranic Insights. (1998), Sayyid Qutb: The Literary Critic, Propagandist, Mujahid, and Pioneering Interpreter (2000), Keys to Dealing with the Qur’an (2002), Qur’anic Stories: Presenting Facts and Analyzing Events (2002), Genesis in the Balance of the Holy Qur’an (2004), The Qur’an and Refuting the Monks’ Accusations (2007), Images from the Jihad of the Companions (3rd ed., 2009), and Al-Tabari’s Interpretation: A Comprehensive Explanation of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur’an: Approximation and Refinement (2012).
Al-Khalidi believes that the liberation of historical Palestine is a divine law and an inevitable matter, and that the Jewish presence on the land of Palestine is a short-lived presence. He calls for the Palestinian cause to remain a top priority for Arabs and Muslims, supports resistance, especially armed resistance, rejects political settlement and normalization with the occupying state, and calls for unity in the face of the occupation.
Al-Khalidi suffered in his life; the occupation prevented him from entering Palestine after 1967, the Jordanian authorities prevented him from preaching for many years, and their security services summoned him several times. He contracted the Coronavirus and died on January 28, 2022.
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